Official Site of the Orioles · Jan 31, 2018
Machado's move shakes up top 5 DP duos
O's turn a 5-4-3 triple play Manny Machado is on the move.
No, no… calm down, everybody. He hasn't been traded (yet). He's just moving from third base to shortstop.
The Orioles are honoring Machado's request to go back to his native position. Necessity (and J.J. Hardy) prompted a shift a few steps to his right when Machado first broke into the big leagues, and in the time since he's established himself as a modern-day Brooks Robinson. But there's great pride that comes with the premier position at short, and Hardy's post-2017 departure means Machado can now make good on something he told me last spring.